Ryan Casey Books in Order
Ryan Casey has written 123 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Generational Cycles and America's Next Political Realignment: Will South Dakota's Demographic Shifts Lead To Changes In Voting Behavior? A County-Level Analysis, 1980-2008 (2011) and the newest is The Final Dawn (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 123
- Published
- 2011–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,214 in 6 of 123 books
Ryan Casey writes post-apocalyptic survival fiction. Pandemic, infection and power failure name most of the series: Pandemic Z, Surviving the Virus, Infection Z, the Infected Chronicles, World Without Power, Surviving the EMP, Survive the Darkness, Into the Dark and World After. Dead Days ran as episodes in 2013, and the Brian McDone Mysteries form the crime line. The catalogue holds 123 titles, the fiction starting in 2012 with Silhouette and What We Saw and reaching The Final Dawn in 2026.
How many Ryan Casey books are there?
Ryan Casey has 123 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 18 series and 12 titles listed outside any series.
Ryan Casey Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 123 Ryan Casey books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Generational Cycles and America's Next Political Realignment: Will South Dakota's Demographic Shifts Lead To Changes In Voting Behavior? A County-Level Analysis, 1980-20082011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 2Silhouette2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 3Something in the Cellar2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 4What We Saw2012 · 312 pages · confirmed 1/420123121/4
- 520131041/4
- 62013–1/4
- 7A Winter's Kill2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 820131001/4
- 92013–1/4
- 10Killing Freedom2013 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/420133601/4
- 112013–1/4
- 122013841/4
- 132013–1/4
- 142014–1/4
- 152014–1/4
- 162014–1/4
- 172014–1/4
- 182014–1/4
- 19The Hunger2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 20Sinkers2014 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/420142541/4
- 21Sunlight2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 222015–1/4
- 232015–1/4
- 242015–1/4
- 252015–1/4
- 262015–1/4
- 272015–1/4
- 282015–1/4
- 292016–1/4
- 302016–1/4
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- 322016–1/4
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- 342017–1/4
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- 592020–1/4
- 602020–1/4
- 612020–1/4
- 622020–1/4
- 63Dream A Lovely Dream with Me2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 642020–1/4
- 65The Pumpkin Thief2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
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- 79The Movie of No Return2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
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- 1212026–1/4
- 1222026–1/4
- 1232026–1/4
Ryan Casey books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Survive the Darkness in order
12 booksInfected Chronicles in order
12 booksInto the Dark in order
10 booksWorld Without Power in order
10 booksSurviving the Virus in order
9 books- 1. Outbreak
- 2. Contamination
- 3. Apocalypse
- 4. Extinction
- 5. Extermination
- 6. Recurrence
- 7. Reinfection
- 8. Pestilence
- 9. The Final Strain
Pandemic Z in order
9 booksDead Days Season One in order
6 booksBrian McDone Mysteries in order
6 books- 1. Dying Eyes
- 2. Buried Slaughter
- 3. Nameless Kill
- 4. Eye Snatcher
- 5. Ritual
- 6. Dead Justice
Surviving the EMP in order
6 booksInfection Z in order
5 booksChloe: Zombie Apocalypse in order
3 booksAfter the Storm in order
3 booksWorld After in order
3 booksWhen Darkness Falls in order
3 booksDays of Darkness in order
3 books- 1. Dark Days
- 2. Dark Survival
- 3. Dark World
How We Survive in order
3 booksSilent Earth in order
3 booksBlackout Chronicles in order
3 books- 1. Day Zero
- 2. Afterlight
- 3. The Final Dawn
Blake Dent in order
2 booksStandalone books
12 books12 Ryan Casey titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Ryan Casey books in order?
You only need to read Ryan Casey books in order within each series: the books listed here span 18 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Ryan Casey
Start with Generational Cycles and America's Next Political Realignment: Will South Dakota's Demographic Shifts Lead To Changes In Voting Behavior? A County-Level Analysis, 1980-2008 (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ryan Casey book?
The Final Dawn (2026) is the newest Ryan Casey book released so far.
Is there a new Ryan Casey book coming?
No next Ryan Casey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ryan Casey at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ryan Casey published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Ryan Casey books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,214 pages across the 6 of 123 books with a recorded length, a median of 179 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ryan Casey books, 65 of 123, were published in the 2020s.